Kevin Brooks

From the acclaimed author of MARTYN PIG and LUCAS comes another compelling, edgy thriller about love, loss, and pivotal decisions. Now in a dynamic new Kevin Brooks repackaging! Moo Nelson likes to be alone. Overweight and shy, Moo is constantly mocked and bullied by his cruel classmates. He's happiest spending time on a secluded bridge above the highway, watching the cars go by. One day, from his special spot, Moo witnesses a crime that changes his life forever. He sees a car chase and a murder--and suddenly Moo's a celebrity of sorts. The police, the lawyers, and even the bullies are now really interested in Moo. But so is one shady character who seems intent on tracking Moo down. Now all Moo has to do is find out the truth behind the crime...before it's too late.

On a storm-ravaged night, a 19-year-old girl is kidnapped, raped, and killed. Three days later, her two younger brothers set out in search of her murderer. Cole, 17, is a dark-eyed devil who doesn't care if he lives or dies, while Ruben, 14, is a strange child who sometimes, inexplicably, experiences sensations above and beyond his own. This is the story of the boys' journey from their half-gypsy home on a London junk lot to the ghostly moors of Devon, where they hope and fear to find the truth about their sister's death. It's a long road, cold and hard and violent. It's THE ROAD OF THE DEAD.

I can't believe I fell for it. It was still dark when I woke up this morning. As soon as my eyes opened I knew where I was. A low-ceilinged rectangular building made entirely of whitewashed concrete. There are six little rooms along the main corridor. There are no windows. No doors. The elevator is the only way in or out. What's he going to do to me? What am I going to do? People are really quite simple, and they have simple needs. Food, water, light, space, privacy. Maybe a small measure of dignity. A bit of freedom. What happens when someone simply takes all that away?

The much anticipated follow-up title from the multi-award winning author of The Bunker Diary, recipient of the 2014 Carnegie Medal for an outstanding book for young adults. Elliot is terrified of almost everything. From the moment he was born, his life has been governed by acute fear. The only thing that keeps his terrors in check are the pills that he takes every day. It's Christmas Eve, there's a snowstorm and Elliot's medication is almost gone. His mum nips out to collect his prescription. She'll only be 10 minutes - but when she doesn't come back, Elliot must face his fears and try to find her. She should only be 400 metres away. It might as well be 400 miles...Born Scared joins the ranks of Jennifer Niven's All the Bright Places, Ned Vizzini's It's Kind of A Funny Story, and Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why as an example of teen fiction offering a frank and intelligent portrait of mental illness. Kevin Brooks was born in 1959. His first novel, Martyn Pig, was shortlisted for a 2002 Carnegie Medal and won the 2003 Branford Boase Award. His second novel, Lucas, won the 2004 North East Book Award. In 2014 his novel The Bunker Diary was awarded the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Kevin lives in North Yorkshire.

Lucas, the dramatic story of a young woman's encounter with the ugly side of humanity and her struggle to defeat it. British novelist Kevin Brooks's masterpiece is set on the island community of Hale over one summer, as 15-year-old Caitlin McCann realizes her small world is changing. Her brother is acting strangely, hanging out with the neighborhood reprobates and getting drunk, and her best friend follows his lead. To make matters worse, the son of an influential local has begun making lewd advances. And Caitlin feels she has no one in whom to confide: Her mother died in a car accident years ago, and her father, though loving and supportive, is a writer who spends much of his time holed up in his study. It's in this confusing context that Caitlin encounters Lucas, a lean, blond, blue-eyed stranger who mysteriously appears on the island. Caitlin feels drawn to him, but the other local kids are not: they call him a gypsy, and even throw rocks at him. Before long, Lucas is accused of a crime he did not commit, and Caitlin finds herself in a moral quandary. Lucas is filled with the kind of pain, love, and anguish that teenage readers adore. And Caitlin's quest to find her place in the world and to determine what's right is a struggle to which every teenager will relate. Why not start your own parent/teen book club with Lucas? Neither of you will be disappointed. (Summer 2003 Selection)

Linus, sedici anni, insieme a quattro adulti e una ragazzina di nove, si trova intrappolato in un bunker, uno spazio claustrofobico da cui nessuno può fuggire. Sono stati rapiti da qualcuno che si è presentato loro ogni volta in modo diverso e non sanno perché sono stati scelti. Spiati da decine di telecamere e microfoni perfino in bagno, dovranno trovare un modo per sopravvivere. "Bunker Diary" è un incubo da vivere sulla propria pelle attraverso le pagine del diario di Linus, in un'escalation di umiliazioni, meccanismi perversi e violenza fisica e psicologica innescati "dall'uomo di sopra"...

Linus, un joven de dieciséis años, se despierta atontado en un búnker. Lo han secuestrado. No entiende por qué. Nadie se comunica con él. Su único contacto con el exterior es un ascensor que baja cada mañana con provisiones. Días más tarde en el ascensor aparecen otras personas a las que también han secuestrado. No tienen nada en común entre ellos. ¿Qué quiere el secuestrador?

What can he do with his new powers — and what are they doing to him? Before the attack, Tom Harvey was just an average teen. But a head-on collision with high technology has turned him into an actualized App. Fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain. And they're having an extraordinary effect on his every thought. Because now Tom knows, sees, and can do more than any normal boy ever could. But with his new powers comes a choice: To avenge Lucy, the girl he loves, will he hunt down the vicious gangsters who hurt her? Will he take the law into his own electric hands and exterminate them from the South London housing projects where, by fear and violence, they rule? Not even his mental search engine can predict the shocking outcome of iBoy's actions. A WiFi, WTF thriller by YA master Kevin Brooks. Link to movie site: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3171832/

When Joe Beck, a fifteen-year-old suburban kid, gets lost in a disreputable neighborhood on his way to an appointment in London, he is struck dumb by his first sight of beautiful and seemingly innocent Candy. She talks with him, teases him, but reveals nothing about herself except her phone number. Later they have a perfect day at the London Zoo, and soon Joe is as addicted to Candy as she is to heroin, in spite of the threats of her menacing pimp Iggy. Almost nothing matters except his desire to free her from her terrible life-- not his band's chance for a recording contract, not the song he has written for her that has become a hit without him. But there is something that still matters to him, and when he rescues the young prostitute from her sordid rooming house and takes her into hiding to sweat out her addiction, Iggy finds and uses that one thing that is stronger than Joe's passion for Candy, in a heart-thumping, breathless conclusion.

Μπορείς να αποδράσεις από τον πραγματικό σου εαυτό; Ο δεκαεξάχρονος Ρόμπερτ είναι ναρκωμένος. Μια απλή ιατρική εξέταση πήγε στραβά. «Τι στο διάολο είναι αυτό;» «Αυτό, κύριε Ράιαν, είναι το εσωτερικό του αγοριού». «Χριστέ μου… λες και είναι πλαστικό». Ο Ρόμπερτ ξυπνάει αργά, ακούει, αισθάνεται, όμως δεν μπορεί να ουρλιάξει. Η εγχείρηση δεν έχει τελειώσει. Η ζωή του όμως, όπως την ξέρει μέχρι τώρα, έχει τελειώσει οριστικά. «Τι στο διάολο είσαι;» Ο Ρόμπερτ τρέπεται σε φυγή? είναι τρομοκρατημένος και απεγνωσμένος να βρει απαντήσεις. Τι συμβαίνει όμως όταν οι απαντήσεις προκαλούν ανείπωτο τρόμο; Το απότομο ξύπνημα σε χειρουργικό κρεβάτι είναι από τους πιο φρικιαστικούς εφιάλτες που μπορεί να έχει ο άνθρωπος. Για τον δεκαεξάχρονο Ρόμπερτ Σμιθ, όμως, είναι πραγματικότητα, και το ξύπνημα είναι μόνο η αρχή. «Μια αριστοτεχνική, ανατριχιαστική, βαθιά βουτιά στα ζοφερά βάθη της αισθηματικής επιστημονικής φαντασίας. Γράφει μια συνταρακτική ιστορία». (Μεγκ Ρόσοφ, συγγραφέας) «Ο Μπρουκς είναι αναμφισβήτητα από τους κορυφαίους συγγραφείς νεανικής λογοτεχνίας». (Irish Times) «Ένα δυναμικό θρίλερ και ενδεχομένως το πιο θορυβώδες βιβλίο που γράφτηκε ποτέ». (Observer) «Πολύ καλό. Να έχετε τον νου σας σ’ αυτόν τον τύπο, είναι αστέρι». (Μέλβιν Μπέρτζες) «…Ανυπομονείς να πεις σε όλους πόσο καλό είναι». (Sunday Times, Lucas) «…Ο γλυκός του τίτλος δεν προμηνύει σε τίποτα την καταιγιστική του δράση? κάτι σκοτεινό ελλοχεύει σε κάθε σελίδα και δεν υπάρχουν βολικές απαντήσεις...». (Guardian) «Αυτό το συναρπαστικό θρίλερ θα σας κόψει την ανάσα». (Scotsman)

London, 1976: A summer of creation, destruction, and blistering heat. Lili Garcia stands at the edge of London’s growling punk scene, playing bass with Naked, one of city’s wildest bands. The group’s success has only strained things between Lili and Curtis Ray, her cool, rebellious boyfriend and band mate. A born rock star, Curtis Ray’s got it all: talent, charisma, and hunger for excess. As the year rushes on, Lili meets William Bonney—a guitarist from Northern Ireland known as “Billy the Kid.” William is as reserved as Curtis Ray is loud, haunted by the life he left behind, but he’s every bit as brilliant a musician. In a scene full of spit, violence, and feedback, William’s quiet confidence moves Lili to search for what she really wants. But the secrets of William’s past could mean danger for both of them…

A Elliot le aterra casi todo. Desde el momento en que nació, su vida ha estado ligada a un miedo inexplicable hacia la mayoría de las cosas. Ahora, lo único que mantiene sus terrores a raya son las pastillas amarillas que toma diariamente; sin embargo, justo en Nochebuena, Elliot se queda sin medicina, entonces su madre tiene que salir a la farmacia para surtir otra receta. Parece que nada puede salir mal, sin embargo, después de un largo rato, ella no regresa. Elliot sospecha que algo sucedió, pero, ¿tendrá el valor para enfrentar sus miedos y salir a buscarla?

Cole y Ruben buscan vengar la muerte de su hermana Rachel, que fue violada y asesinada cuando visitaba a una amiga en un pueblo cercano. Mientras investigan la identidad del asesino, Ruben, a través de su habilidad para percibir lo que los otros sienten, descubrirá un secreto que atrapará a los hermanos en un mundo lleno de sombríos personajes, en el que los intereses y las intrigas los obligarán a defender ahora su propia vida.